[African Arguments]An army mutiny that began in the eastern DRC last April has now become extremely serious with the creation of thousands of refugees and much controversy over who is behind the continued violence. A United Nations panel of experts has accused the Government of Rwanda of supporting mutinous Congolese army units with arms, money, training and new recruits

[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria -The President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), Gideon Sam, has set a target of 12 medals for Team SA at the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games.

[IRIN]M’bera -The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it is “woefully underfunded” to help Malians fleeing fighting who have sought refuge across the border in Mauritania’s M’bera camp, and other neighbouring countries.

[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria -The Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Organ Troika has agreed that the political leaders of Madagascar should reconvene to conclude the outstanding issues stemming from the implementation of the roadmap.